Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by an anti-corruption court in Pakistan. The case relates to the sale of upscale London flats. Sharif has described the charges as politically motivated and is expected to appeal…
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In Thailand where the 12 young members of the Wild boars soccer team and their coach are getting crash courses in swimming and diving. Experts say divers have required at least three hours to reach the boys, who are located about four kilometers from the entrance of the cave. Rescue rehearsals are also being staged to test the emergency personnel hoping to get the group out safely. Reagan Des Vignes reports.Read the rest of this entry »

This is the moment 12 boys and their football team coach were found alive after becoming trapped in a flooded cave for more than a week in Thailand. Video shows the starved and frightened youngsters sitting on rocks waiting to be rescued after nine days of desperate searching (left). The group (pictured centre and inset) were feared dead after becoming trapped in a flooded cave. Parents rejoiced (top right) after hearing the news their children were found alive. ‘Thai Navy SEALS have found all 13 with signs of life,’ Governor Narongsak Osottanakorn told reporters. He added: ‘We found them safe. But the operation isn’t over.’ He said the starved children were too weak to eat and medics were treating them at the scene. An international search effort has gone on since the group went missing inside the Tham Luang cave. The boys are aged 11 to 16 and were with their 25-year-old coach. They disappeared when flooding trapped them after entering the cave on June 23.Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Asia, Missing peoples, Missing soccer team, Rescuing child, Save the Children, Thailand